Numerary Member
Social Sciences: PhD in Law
Date of admission: March 14, 2023
Admission speech: «Current State of Criminal Law and Spanish Criminal Policy»
Reply speech: Hon. Dr. Fermín Morales Prats, PhD in Law
Outstanding career: Expert in financial management and auditing, with an outstanding record in business consulting and university teaching. Recognized for his commitment to professional ethics and corporate transparency.
Dr. LUIS DE LAS HERAS
UNIVERSITY DEGREE
- PhD in Law from the Autonomous University of Barcelona – Excellent cum laude. Thesis: “Criminal Protection of Privacy“.
- Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the ISDE Law & Business School – Excellent and Extraordinary Award for the best academic record.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of Valencia – Excellent.
- Compliance Officer, Thomson Reuters – CEU Business School.
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
- Commissioned Service at the European Parliament – Present.
- Associate Professor of Criminal Law at the International University of La Rioja (UNIR) (2021 – present).
- Associate Professor at the Villanueva University (2023 – 2024).
- Partner at Durán & Durán Criminal Lawyers (2022 – 2024).
- Director of the Criminal Law Department at Durán & Durán Lawyers (2018 – 2022).
- Criminal Lawyer at IGH Lawyers and Economists (2014 – 2018).
- Research Assistant at the IESE Business School – University of Navarra (2013 – 2014).
- Numerary Member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors (RAED).
Admission speech: Current State of Criminal Law and Criminal Policy (2022). - Numerary Member of the International Academy of Sciences, Technology, Education and Humanities (2013).
- Deputy Director of Praxis Judicial de los Tribunales Españoles (since 2015).
- Speaker at Spanish and foreign universities, professional associations and legal institutions.
PUBLICATIONS
- Co-author of monographs and treatises on criminal law and criminal procedure.
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Ibero-American Journal of Legal Current Affairs (since 2014).
- Author of more than 50 articles in indexed journals on Criminal Law, New Technologies and Personality Rights.
Some selected publications:
- “Protection of Honour in the North American Legal System” (Thomson Reuters-Aranzadi).
- “The Legal Good of Privacy” (Actualidad Jurídica Iberoamericana; Revista Boliviana de Derecho).
